The idea was one of three proposals Hassan highlighted during remarks to the Portsmouth Rotary Club. The appearance came a few hours before a scheduled debate with GOP candidate Ovide Lamontagne, who also released a new policy document earlier in the day focused on health care.

In recent weeks, Hassan has delivered the message she will restore support for public education as a means of boosting economic growth. The message was complemented Thursday by a promise to increase efficiency and transparency in state government.

The Exeter resident and former state senator said she would create a "consensus revenue estimating panel," which would provide updated revenue projections to lawmakers throughout the year. The panel would consist of economists, state employees and a bipartisan group of legislators.

"As lawmakers, we can have differences and we can have different priorities, but we need to be using the same facts," Hassan said. "That's an important step to break gridlock and bring people together so we can move the state forward."

Hassan also said she would work with the Legislature to make sure the largest state agencies are audited more frequently, and promised to provide greater accountability by providing data about government spending online.

"People have a right to know that we are using their taxpayer dollars as efficiently as possible," she said. "That's why as governor, I'll work with agencies to develop performance goals and metrics and make sure that information is publicly available on the Internet."

Speaking to a small audience at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland, Hassan reaffirmed her pledge to veto any new sales tax or income tax that comes across her desk. She also said she would reverse some of the "bad decisions" made by the current GOP-controlled Legislature, which cut taxes on tobacco, and established a new tax credit to help students attend private schools, which Democrats say is akin to a school voucher program.

Regarding casino gambling, Hassan said she supports the construction of one "high end, highly regulated" casino in New Hampshire.

Hassan also discussed health care and pension reform while fielding a handful of questions from the audience. She said the next governor of New Hampshire should "look closely" at accepting money from the federal government to fund the expansion of the Medicaid program, a measure called for under the federal health care law passed in 2010.

Hassan's Republican opponent, Ovide Lamontagne, has said he would not participate in the Medicaid expansion, and would instead request a waiver from the federal government to receive funding to establish a state-specific health care program.

Hassan argued the federal money will be a valuable asset to the state, but lawmakers must ensure that it's used in a way that makes sense for New Hampshire and addresses the underlying factors that drive up health care spending.

Lamontagne's new health care policy agenda, released Thursday, strives to lower costs by spurring competition with government reforms. The plan would use "an adjusted community-rating model that encourages individuals to take more control of their health decisions and rewards those who work to stay healthy," according to information provided by the campaign.

Lamontagne's plan also calls for the state to fight the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and to seek block grant federal funds to build a health care system tailored to the state's needs.

"Each state in our nation has a different demographic profile and set of complex market dynamics that influence the health care marketplace," Lamontagne said in a prepared statement. "We are one of the healthiest states in the nation but we spend more on care each year than all but nine states. We must take a close look at the unique factors driving cost here in New Hampshire and take steps to address them in a way that will continue to ensure high quality care but at a price all Granite Staters can afford."

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